Agricultural land use, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.8713 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Guyana stood at 0.8713 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Guyana peaked at 2.33 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.8713 hectares per person, in 2023.
Guyana ranks 50th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.33 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.28 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 2.23 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.19 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 2.14 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 2.1 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 2.06 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 2.02 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 1.98 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.95 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.92 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.9 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.88 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 1.86 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.85 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.41 hectares per person | -23.9% |
| 1977 | 1.33 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 1.25 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 1.18 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 1.11 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 1.04 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9719 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9077 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9137 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9168 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9234 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9282 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9337 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9423 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9485 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9511 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9485 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9446 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9411 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9405 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9392 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9371 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9354 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9343 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9352 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9383 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9398 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9411 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9425 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9449 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9473 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.95 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9528 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.956 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9596 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9636 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9634 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9586 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9533 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9476 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9417 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9356 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9083 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8902 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8904 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8829 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8763 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8713 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 2.33 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.65 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9581 hectares per person | 0.9077 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.942 hectares per person | 0.9343 hectares per person | 0.9511 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9448 hectares per person | 0.9352 hectares per person | 0.956 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9422 hectares per person | 0.8902 hectares per person | 0.9636 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8802 hectares per person | 0.8713 hectares per person | 0.8904 hectares per person | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7351 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Guyana?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Guyana was 0.8713 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8713 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 50th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.